On November 24, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of South Korea issued a message stating that starting from December this year, small food companies can postpone HACCP certification for one year.

This measure is based on the deliberations and opinions of the Active Administrative Support Committee of the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety to help small food companies that are facing business difficulties such as reduced sales due to the prolonged new crown epidemic overcome the crisis and obtain HACCP under stable conditions. Certification, the mandatory application period of HACCP is extended by 1 year.

This HACCP certification extension is targeted for food production and processing companies that have registered and operated and produced eight kinds of food, including children’s favorite foods, before December 1 this year. The HACCP certification will be postponed for one year.

Compulsory certification target food: ①biscuits, confectionery, ②bread, cakes, ③chocolate, ④fish sausage, ⑤beverage (excluding coffee, tea), ⑥instant food, ⑦noodle, fried noodle , ⑧Special purpose food.

Extension time: December 1, 2020 to December 1, 2021 (1 year).

However, when a manufacturing and processing enterprise registers for business after December 1, it must obtain HACCP certification in advance.

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